Why Beer Matters Evan Rail 0191091244142 Books
Download As PDF : Why Beer Matters Evan Rail 0191091244142 Books
Over the past few years, there's been an explosion of interest in good beer. As hundreds of great new breweries have opened across the country and around the world, quality ales and lagers have been given an importance never before imagined. Despite beer's renaissance, however, no one seems to have focused on why beer suddenly matters, or what it is about beer that makes it the drink for our age. In this 6,500-word (20-page) personal essay, Evan Rail investigates several compelling aspects of beer beyond its principal role as a great drink, from its very real sense of place to its unusual relationship with the passing of time.
Why Beer Matters Evan Rail 0191091244142 Books
Evan Rail expresses surprise that his writing didn't have much of a following until he started to write about beer. Now he is surprised at how popular his writings about beer have become -- people recommend that he write about nothing else.I'm not at all surprised. Rail obviously has studied beer carefully for many years, writes clearly and knowledgeably about many aspects of brewing and drinking, and communicates his love for beer with a degree of compassion. A couple of Popular Highlights capture the essence of his essay:
"The U.S. was stuck with oceans of boring and similar pale lagers until craft brewing -- and, it has to be said, home brewing -- started to bring greater variety and more dynamic flavors to the glass. ... Being able to say no to this flavorless sameness, to say 'I'll have a rye saison' or 'I'd like a double IPA,' is a vote against the dull grayness of a world where everything tastes the same. It is a call for difference, for variety, for vibrancy. It is a clearly spoken choice for something better."
To the same effect: "Beer is a beverage for the age of Yelp and TripAdvisor, an age when individual consumers have a greater say in declaring value, worth and merit."
And, my personal favorite: "... [I]t is beer's nature to be carefree and easygoing, to defy intense study and introspection, to just 'have a beer and relax'. ... What matters most about beer is the drinking of it."
That sounds awfully good to me!
Robert C. Ross
May 2012
revised March 2015
Product details
|
Tags : Why Beer Matters [Evan Rail] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Over the past few years, there's been an explosion of interest in good beer. As hundreds of great new breweries have opened across the country and around the world,Evan Rail,Why Beer Matters,Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio,153664711X,Beverages - Beer,COOKING Beverages Alcoholic Beer,Cooking
People also read other books :
- Healing One Cell At a Time Unlock Your Genetic Imprint to Prevent Disease and Live Healthy edition by Gordon Crozier Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
- Kimmie Tip of the Day Kimmie McDonald 9781540723314 Books
- The Trolls of Sugar Loaf Wood The Adventures of Titch and Mitch Volume 2 Garth Edwards Max Stasyuk 9781494352479 Books
- Tom Hubbard Is Dead edition by Robert Price Literature Fiction eBooks
- Fueled The Driven Series Book 2 edition by K Bromberg Literature Fiction eBooks
Why Beer Matters Evan Rail 0191091244142 Books Reviews
A small essay examining why beer is such an important beverage in the modern world. Well-written and of great interest to any serious beer lover.
This essay on beer was unexpectedly will done. It mounts a good case for why beer is important to its drinkers and gives readers a taste of what goes in the beer world.
It left me wanting to know more and I consider that a mark of good writing.
I liked reading this, it was a quick and easy read. However Is the author arguing that the old days of beer are gone and that the main question should be "does beer matter?" In a world where he mentions that there are chuck Taylor's and McDonald's and coke on every street corner then therefore beer is becoming to uniform in taste? Or is he arguing that you can disregard all the uniqueness of beer and just know that beer matters because it brings the masses together at the end of a long working day. I know it's a kindle single but I hope there is an expanded edition.
"Why Beer Matters" could well be the title of a great piece of beer writing. I certainly bought it with those hopes. It could be... if for example it explored why historically beer has mattered and how the history of beer has intersected with modern technology and culture to launch the current golden era of craft brewing that we are now experiencing.
It could be, but it's not, because it does none of these things. If you are fascinated by why beer matters to one person (Evan Rail) then you may love this book. But, even then you may be disappointed, because ultimately he does not effectively answer that question either.
Unfortunately, the author sets the bar low in the opening pages by stating "I can't explain what beer means for everyone....but I can tell you ... why beer has come to matter to me". Really? And you wrote a whole book about that? Why not just post it on a blog?
And he totally misses the amazing, and historically unprecedented, things which are happening with beer brewing today by stating "What strikes me as special is the ability of brewers today to do just what the artists of the Renaissance wanted to reach for and achieve the glory of previous eras." So...today's stellar craft brewers are doing nothing more than attempting to replicate the glorious past? Sure there has been a resurgence of interest in historic brews with some damn fine results (like Dogfish's Midas Touch..yum), but today's craft brewers, and home brewers, are going far beyond simply emulating the past, they are brewing a wide variety of beers that are unique and have no precedent in brewing history -- they are truly forging new ground.
And his totally inscrutable digression into obesity rates in Mississippi and Alabama. Huh? That's got something to do with great beer?
In the end he does not really even answer the question of "Why Beer Matters...to Evan Rail" by stating "Or maybe that's not exactly true. At the pub, there's a chance I'll reread these lines and think of other reasons....".
Now, if we could just get Jared Diamond interested in brewing....then the stage would be set for a truly monumental work about "Why Beer Matters".
This is an ok book that has some interesting opinions but could have covered more areas and have been so much more.
Avoiding pedantic trivialism, the writer shows why so many people -- of all classes and nationalities -- have passionate opinions about beer today. (Hint One reason is the increasing reinvention of classic craft beers.)
I can't wait to check out his recommendations, especially his picks for the best Czech pale lagers. Here's to vivid writing and good thinking. Cheers! -)
I grew up on bud light and rolling rock. In college, it was all about quantity not the quality of beer. I am so glad how things have changed. This is a delightful little book that provides some good information on my favorite beverage – beer. At the same time, it does that get too full of itself; after all it's writing about beer!
Evan Rail expresses surprise that his writing didn't have much of a following until he started to write about beer. Now he is surprised at how popular his writings about beer have become -- people recommend that he write about nothing else.
I'm not at all surprised. Rail obviously has studied beer carefully for many years, writes clearly and knowledgeably about many aspects of brewing and drinking, and communicates his love for beer with a degree of compassion. A couple of Popular Highlights capture the essence of his essay
"The U.S. was stuck with oceans of boring and similar pale lagers until craft brewing -- and, it has to be said, home brewing -- started to bring greater variety and more dynamic flavors to the glass. ... Being able to say no to this flavorless sameness, to say 'I'll have a rye saison' or 'I'd like a double IPA,' is a vote against the dull grayness of a world where everything tastes the same. It is a call for difference, for variety, for vibrancy. It is a clearly spoken choice for something better."
To the same effect "Beer is a beverage for the age of Yelp and TripAdvisor, an age when individual consumers have a greater say in declaring value, worth and merit."
And, my personal favorite "... [I]t is beer's nature to be carefree and easygoing, to defy intense study and introspection, to just 'have a beer and relax'. ... What matters most about beer is the drinking of it."
That sounds awfully good to me!
Robert C. Ross
May 2012
revised March 2015
0 Response to "⋙ Libro Why Beer Matters Evan Rail 0191091244142 Books"
Post a Comment